STORM Gareth will leave an explosion of snowfall across the nation that will inundate the country over the weekend, according to a dramatic new weather chart.

The Met Desk chart predicted that almost the entire nation could be blanketed in snow by Saturday evening, with Scotland having an almost 95 percent chance of widespread snowfall. Much of northern England and the Lake District see a seventy percent chance or above, which stretched down to the Midlands. The central ridges of Wales look almost certain to see snow, particularly in Snowdonia.

Mr Deakin also revealed that there will be another yellow weather warning in place in the north wets due to the amount of rain on Thursday morning.

Temperatures will rise to just above 10C but due to the “brisk breeze” it will feel much colder.

While the majority of the heavy rain will have passed over by Thursday, it will leave behind it persistent waves of showers.

BBC meteorologist Susan Powell explained: “Yet more stormy weather in the forecast for the northwest of Europe. Storm Gareth now showing up as a beautiful curl of cloud on the satellite picture. However, its impact on the ground not likely to be so beautiful.

“Potentially damaging and disruptive winds sweeping across the UK into France, the Low Countries and Scandinavia once again.

“Into Germany too through the middle part of the week.

“We still have the remnants of a low from earlier in the week sitting across the southeast for Wednesday.

“The tail-end of a weather front could bring some heavier snow to the Alps for a time on Wednesday.

“Some rain for northern Italy - looks a bit cooler.

“Some snow sweeping into Scandinavia.

“Thursday’s picture doesn’t look a lot prettier.

“Some further snow pushing into the Alps - potentially very heavy on Thursday.

“Some snow across the Balkans as well.

“Some heavy rain clearing from the UK but pushing into northern France and Germany.”